Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 877
2	2	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
3	3	recognize the members of the Williams-Livingston family on the
4	4	grand occasion of their annual family reunion, which is being
5	5	held June 2 and 3, 2017, in Kirvin; and
6	6	WHEREAS, Every year on the first Saturday in June, members
7	7	of the Williams-Livingston family hold a reunion to celebrate
8	8	their heritage and to commemorate the birth of Mamie Elizabeth
9	9	"Mama Mae" Williams; they invite friends and family members from
10	10	across Texas, the United States, and Canada to share their
11	11	celebration of family love and unity, religious roots, and
12	12	community; and
13	13	WHEREAS, Family history reveals that the Charles
14	14	Livingston family moved from Virginia as freed slaves and arrived
15	15	in the Freestone County area in the early 1800s; the family
16	16	settled in the area known as Cotton Gin and sharecropped on
17	17	various local farms; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Caroline Livingston's family moved from Alabama
19	19	to Kirvin in Freestone County, arriving in covered wagons, on
20	20	foot, and on horseback; they settled on the Alfred Carter farm
21	21	and worked his land; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Caroline and Charles Livingston's children,
23	23	Elbert Jefferson, Fannie, Foster, Elizabeth "Mama Lizzie," and
24	24	Callie, supported their community and were instrumental in
25	25	establishing Woods Chapel Primitive Baptist Church, which is
26	26	still an active church today; they also helped create a public
27	27	school system for their children and for the children from
28	28	surrounding communities; and
29	29	WHEREAS, The members of the Williams-Livingston family who
30	30	host the annual reunion are the descendants of Caroline and
31	31	Charles Livingston's daughter Elizabeth "Mama Lizzie"
32	32	Livingston; born July 2, 1866, she married Austin "Pop Aus"
33	33	Williams, a freed slave from Tennessee, and the couple had 10
34	34	children, one of whom was Mamie Elizabeth "Mama Mae" Williams,
35	35	who was born June 1, 1889; and
36	36	WHEREAS, Over the course of her long life, Mamie Elizabeth
37	37	Williams became the matriarch of the Williams-Livingston family;
38	38	she died in 1987 at the age of 98; her only living child, Cathelyn
39	39	Francis Dawson Butcher, carries on her legacy and her love of
40	40	family; and
41	41	WHEREAS, The branch of the family extending from "Mama Mae"
42	42	has successfully worked to reconnect with other branches of the
43	43	family from across the state and nation, and today, more new
44	44	family members attend each reunion; and
45	45	WHEREAS, Williams-Livingston family members are
46	46	successful men and women who have contributed greatly to their
47	47	communities through their leadership, their professionalism and
48	48	entrepreneurial spirit, and their concern for others; they are
49	49	exemplary citizens who believe strongly in tradition and who
50	50	instill in their children the values of love, family, and hard
51	51	work; and
52	52	WHEREAS, The Williams-Livingston family reunion is a time
53	53	to share memories, to recognize family members who have reached
54	54	important milestones, and to honor new additions to the family
55	55	and those who passed away since the previous reunion; now,
56	56	therefore, be it
57	57	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
58	58	Legislature, hereby extend to the members of the
59	59	Williams-Livingston family best wishes for a joyous and
60	60	memorable family reunion and recognize June 3, 2017, as
61	61	Williams-Livingston Day in this state; and, be it further
62	62	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
63	63	the family as a memento of this special occasion.
64	64	West
65	65	________________________________
66	66	President of the Senate
67	67	I hereby certify that the
68	68	above Resolution was adopted by
69	69	the Senate on May 25, 2017.
70	70	________________________________
71	71	Secretary of the Senate
72	72	________________________________
73	73	Member, Texas Senate